Category Archives: Stories
Giving Awards
Mankind is inextricably addicted to the ceremonious giving of awards. When I was a Boy Scout, our troop had a pancake making contest. I took it seriously, thinking the intent was to make the finest-looking stack of pancakes possible. Some … Continue reading →
From Enron to Pink Plastic Flamingos
This is a tale of web “surfing” in the truest sense — something I don’t often do — an exploration of connections that led to an amusing conclusion relevant only to this blog. Last night Suzy and I rented and … Continue reading →
Terrorists Win
Shortly after the horrible events of September 11, 2001, the president of the nation of which I am a lifetime citizen became accustomed to declaring that if people did not go along with his plans and proposals for coping with … Continue reading →
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Geezer’s Great Alaskan Adventure
… wherein he plunges head first off a cliff while running from a bear So there I was, last Thursday afternoon, trotting briskly down a steep section of the Dewey Lakes trails, east of Skagway, Alaska. The weather was a … Continue reading →
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New Truths on Science and the Bible
A couple of years ago my wife and I heard a lecture on science and the Bible that revealed some new truths. Fortunately, I took notes. We learned: The entire universe is made out of science. Einstein invented dynamite. Einstein … Continue reading →
Honest Mistakes
One day a few years ago, after finishing a twenty-mile run at the gym, I stepped into the shower to rinse off, and went out to the pool to do a few relaxing laps. There was no one out there … Continue reading →
Sick Software
Software seems to be organic. It seems as though if something works perfectly well for years and is never touched that it will continue to work, but one day you do something you’ve done every day forever and it doesn’t … Continue reading →
Was That a Zebra or a Giraffe?
Speaking of basic education (was I doing that?) … Certain skills are fundamental to life. Some obvious ones include ability to care for oneself and to perform basic chores, reading, writing, and arithmetic, to which I would add secondary skills … Continue reading →
English As a Second Language for Native-Borns
There was a high school physics teacher who subscribed to a mail list I once belonged to. Everyone disliked him because he was an idiot and most of what he said was both ignorant and offensive. He was nearly illiterate … Continue reading →
